Compare towns

Mapleton vs Exeter vs Corinna

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the most expensive homes ($192k median).
Exeter has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureMapletonExeterCorinna
People
Population
1,884
1,093Lowest
2,192Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%
ME: +2.6%
-11.8%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+1%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
41.8±6Lowest
7% below ME
52.6±7.7Highest
17% above ME
42.6±4.9
5% below ME
Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Highest
ME: 18.1%
9%±3.1Lowest
ME: 18.1%
21%±5
ME: 18.1%
Mapleton and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Lowest
ME: 22.4%
23.9%±11.4Highest
ME: 22.4%
19%±3.3
ME: 22.4%
Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%Highest
ME: 36.2%
15%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
15.4%
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.4%±2.1
ME: 5.8%
2%±1.3Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25kHighest
23% above ME
$84,408±$12k
13% above ME
$56,547±$12kLowest
24% below ME
Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23kHighest
35% below ME
$166,700±$39k
44% below ME
$163,200±$25kLowest
45% below ME
Mapleton and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277Lowest
46% below ME
$995±$386Highest
13% below ME
$938±$599
18% below ME
Exeter and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Highest
41% below ME
$1,602
47% below ME
$1,565Lowest
48% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±73.8
ME: 48.4%
43.4%±27Highest
ME: 48.4%
Corinna and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.9%
ME: 10.7%
8.1%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
17.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
93.1%Highest
ME: 74.3%
86.6%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
same as ME
1991Highest
14 yrs newer than ME
1985
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minLowest
13% above ME
35 minHighest
43% above ME
32 min
29% above ME
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
ME: 15.9%
10.3%±5.7Lowest
ME: 15.9%
13%±6Highest
ME: 15.9%
Corinna and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.